Extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19

Article 967 subjects were tested for IgG antibodies against COVID-19. They multiple subgroups of suspected cases, healthy donors, patients with rheumatic disease, and patients positive for polymerase chain reaction. They found PCR and IgG were in agreement in 83% of samples.  The levels of IgG and IgM levels were measured and found to not associate with…

Article 36 men were asked to perform eccentric actions of the elbow flexors and placed into one of  3 recovery groups (roller, sham, control). They found a single session of roller massage applied on elbow flexors had no effect on recovery of MIVC, muscle swelling, ROM and DOMS. TL;DR Roller massages do not improve recovery

Link to the article: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31965140/ The study looked at 146,011 people from 21 countries. Egg consumption was recorded using food frequency questionaire. They looked a the hazard ratios of those people and found no association with egg consumption and blood lipids, mortality, or major cardiovascular events. TL;DR Eggs aren’t associated with increased health complications (CVD, blood…

Article The researchers looked at the literature and found that infants between the ages of 9-18 months were influenced by food focused activities as well as non-food activities. These activities could help influence whether the infants would possibly become obese in the future. They suggested developing fun non-food focused activities (playing with bubbles, musical instruments) mitigated…